# Accident 19791228034679A: Schler KA7, Lavale, MD, December 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lavale, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6716° N, 78.8266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Vale, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6716&lon=-78.8266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1047Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1047Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (registry code 3801551, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER KA7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,512 total, 800 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DIG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228034679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING STRUCK FENCE ON AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD80DIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DIG04), Dec 28, 1979: Schleicher KA-7 (N1047Z), Lavale, MD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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